A pair of Hoopoes painted in oil on canvas. One of my first paintings, back in 1996. Oil on canvas. Manuel Sosa © 1996
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True art in the hands and heart The fine art print is beautiful. It looks even better in person. I ordered it as a gift for a bird lover. By mistake, they sent me a different one, and Mr. Sosa had the wonderful gesture of gifting me the incorrect one and sending me the one I had ordered, which allowed me to give a truly magnificent gift. Both are beautiful. Thank you for your generosity. The person who received them is a follower of your paintings and was immensely happy. Many thanks.
European turtle dove I have this painting, and others too, a marvel. I have my home adorned with several paintings by Manuel: a Song Thrush, a Common Snipe, a Common Quail. If my house were bigger, I would have more. Thank you Manuel for making these paintings more accessible.
I was able to customize the fine art prints Many thanks for your help, very professional and approachable. I wish you all the best!
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| Dimensions | 35 × 43 mm |
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| Dimensions | 35 × 43 mm |
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Amanda V. -
The first thing that catches you is the tremendous compositional bravery. Painting a pair of birds practically from behind is a risky resource that only someone who masters anatomy to the millimeter can afford, and you have resolved it masterfully.
It's a stroke of genius because, instead of seeking the typical frontal portrait, you force us to fix our gaze on the true graphic treasure of the hoopoe: that zebra-like, almost hypnotic, pattern of black and white stripes that unfolds like a heraldic fan across its wings and tail. The retracted crests, following the sharp line of the beaks, provide superb stylized elegance, as if they were two Egyptian statues integrated into the landscape.
And the environment is another painting lesson. That stony ground of calcareous, porous, and whitish rocks, merged with a hazy and clean background, creates an atmosphere of subtle warmth and very Mediterranean dryness. You manage to make the background and the perch vibrate at the same chromatic frequency, making the delicate ocher and cinnamon tones of the birds' chests and heads stand out with brutal finesse and presence. It's a painting that is not just seen, it is breathed.